DVLA's February 2024 auction was, as previously announced, an online event that ran from Wednesday 14th to Tuesday 20th February 2024.
As always, prices quoted in this report include fees and taxes.
Anomaly
Unusually, February's auction comprised just 1000 lots instead of the usual 2,500. This was simply because the auction had originally been planned as a live venue event. The DVLA's decision to discontinue live events and move the auctions completely online was made after the lots for this sale had been allocated.
The top five
The most expensive registration at this most recent auction was 2 FU, which sold for £74,565. This one was interesting, as FU combinations have been problematic on occasion and DVLA have declined requests to release them. There are some in circulation though: in the past we have written about FU 2, which was owned by the Smart family of circus fame.
The number two slot was taken by 8 XN at £54,021. The last few single-digit XN numbers have achieved much higher prices than earlier examples. The first five registrations to be released in this series achieved an average hammer price of £4,100 each. [Similarly, 6 NJM, which came in 10th place in the price rankings this month, sold for £27,057. However, the average hammer price of single-digit NJM numbers sold previously was just £6,000.
